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Catherine Goodheart, RN, MPA, CIC

Vice President of Clinical Effectiveness

Catherine Goodheart is responsible for all hospital and long-term care
regulatory, licensure and accreditation standards mandated by the Center
for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), the New Jersey Department of Health and
The Joint Commission. The role involves continuous focus on patient safety
and risk reduction initiatives, as well as the timely reporting of performance
improvement data available on public websites.

Mrs. Goodheart started with RWJ Rahway as a staff nurse in 1979. She then
assumed the role of Infection Control Practitioner for 10 years before
assuming her current role in 2000. She is accountable for multiples departments
and services including the Quality Department, Medical Staff Department,
Case Management, Social Service, Infection Control, Health Science Library,
Continuing Medical Education and the Gain Sharing Program.

Prior to joining RWJ Rahway, Mrs.Goodheart was the Nurse Manager for an
Ambulatory Nursing Unit at Clara Maass Hospital in Belleville and a staff
nurse at JFK Hospital in Edison, where she worked on various patient care units.

Mrs. Goodheart received her RN Nursing Diploma from Mountainside Hospital
School of Nursing and her BS from Upsala College in East Orange. She received
her Master’s in Public Administration from Kean University in Union.
She maintains her Certification in Infection Prevention through the Certification
Board of Infection Control (CBIC).

Mrs. Goodheart belongs to the Association of Professional Infection Preventionist
and the HealthCare Quality Professionals of New Jersey. She is also a
member of the Mountainside Hospital Alumni Association and Pi Alpha Alpha
Society for Public Affairs and Administration of Kean University.